(a) There is imposed as a cost of court, a technology fee as provided in appendix
A per conviction in the city's municipal court of record.
(b) For purposes
of this section, a person is considered convicted if:
(1) A
fine is imposed on the person;
(2) The
person receives community supervision, including deferred adjudication;
or
(3) The
court defers final disposition of the person's case.
(c) There
is created a fund to be known as the municipal court technology fund.
All fees collected under this section shall be deposited into the
municipal court technology fund. This fund may be used only to finance
the following items when used for the purpose of providing technological
enhancements for the city's municipal court of record, including:
(7) Electronic
ticket writers; and
(8) Docket
management systems.
(d) The municipal
court technology fund shall be administered under the direction of
the city council.
[Ord. No. 864-99, § I, 8-10-1999]
There is hereby assessed a special expense, not to exceed $25.00,
for the issuance and service of a warrant of arrest for an offense
under V.T.C.A., Penal Code § 38.10 or under Uniform Act Regulating
Traffic on Highways, V.T.C.A., Transportation Code § 543.009
and the special expenses described in Vernon's Ann. C.C.P. art. 17.04
dealing with the requisites of a personal bond and a special expense
for the issuance and service of a warrant of arrest, after due notice,
not to exceed $25.00, shall be paid into the city treasury for the
use and benefit of the city. The city council authorizes the municipal
court to collect a special expense for services performed in cases
in which the law of this state require that the case be dismissed
because of actions by or on behalf of the defendant which were subsequent
to the date of the alleged offense. Such actions are limited to compliance
with the provisions of Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways,
V.T.C.A., Transportation Code §§ 543.102—543.104.
Such special expense shall not exceed the actual expenses incurred
for the services or $10.00, whichever is less.
[Code 1984, ch. 1, § 16(B)]
There is hereby imposed the addition of a collection fee in
the amount of 30 percent on each item for which such a fee is permitted
to be assessed by V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure § 103.0031,
as amended, such collection fee to be calculated as provided in such
section, and subject to the limitations stated in such section and
in any other applicable law, state or federal.
[Ord. No. 990-04, § 1, 7-13-2004]